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BJP Criticizes Congress Following Comments on Sajjan Kumar as Deepender Hooda Labels Ex-MP a Role Model

BJP Criticizes Congress Following Comments on Sajjan Kumar as Deepender Hooda Labels Ex-MP a Role Model

The Bharatiya Janata Party has strongly criticized the Congress party in response to recent statements regarding Sajjan Kumar. The remarks have sparked renewed political debate in the national capital. Senior Congress leader Deepender Hooda described the former parliamentarian as a role model during a public interaction. This comment drew immediate backlash from BJP spokespersons who...

BCN Editor In Chief 21 August, 2026

Congress Party Reactions to Vande Mataram Draw Attention During Independence Day Events

Congress Party Reactions to Vande Mataram Draw Attention During Independence Day Events

On Independence Day in 2026, videos from the Congress party headquarters in New Delhi showed party leaders engaged in conversation while the full rendition of Vande Mataram played. The footage included Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi appearing to talk and gesture during the performance. Observers noted that the moment, intended as a solemn...

BCN Editor In Chief 20 August, 2026

Book Claiming Hindu Deity Murugan Represents Jesus Ignites Debate in Tamil Nadu

Book Claiming Hindu Deity Murugan Represents Jesus Ignites Debate in Tamil Nadu

A recently published Tamil language volume has triggered widespread discussion across Tamil Nadu by asserting that the Hindu deity Murugan corresponds to the figure of Jesus. The four hundred page work presents a series of symbolic interpretations linking elements of Murugan worship to Christian narratives. It suggests that the apostle Thomas transported Jesus to southern...

BCN Editor In Chief 19 August, 2026

Indian National Congress Reaffirms 1937 Position on Vande Mataram

Indian National Congress Reaffirms 1937 Position on Vande Mataram

The Indian National Congress has reiterated its longstanding position regarding the national song Vande Mataram. Party leaders confirmed that only the first two stanzas from the 1937 version will be sung during official events. This decision aligns with a resolution passed decades ago and maintains consistency with past practices. Officials emphasized that the choice reflects...

BCN Editor In Chief 19 August, 2026

‘The Fight Has Just Begun’: Angie Nixon Delivers Shocking Upset Win in Florida

‘The Fight Has Just Begun’: Angie Nixon Delivers Shocking Upset Win in Florida

In a development that caught many political observers off guard, State Representative Angie Nixon secured the Democratic nomination for Florida’s open United States Senate seat. The victory came after a primary contest that featured several candidates, including former national security official Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, who had been viewed by some as a frontrunner. Nixon’s...

BCN Editor In Chief 19 August, 2026

RJD Leader Urges March to Governor Over Siwan Firing Incident

RJD Leader Urges March to Governor Over Siwan Firing Incident

RJD chief Lalu Prasad has announced a march to the governor’s residence on August 19 to protest the Bihar government’s response to student demonstrations in Siwan district. He accused the administration of meeting democratic demands with gunfire from an AK-47 rifle. Opposition alliance members will join the march and deliver a memorandum to the governor...

BCN Editor In Chief 18 August, 2026

DMK Criticizes TVK Government Over Renaming of Breakfast Scheme

DMK Criticizes TVK Government Over Renaming of Breakfast Scheme

The opposition DMK on Tuesday accused the ruling TVK government of claiming credit for a welfare program by renaming the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme for schoolchildren after former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Kamaraj. Raising the matter in the Assembly, former minister EV Velu faulted the government for rebranding an existing initiative instead of launching...

BCN Editor In Chief 18 August, 2026

Hanson pledges lower cigarette prices to tackle illicit market

Hanson pledges lower cigarette prices to tackle illicit market

Pauline Hanson has announced plans to restore lower prices on legal cigarettes as a strategy to reduce the growing influence of illegal tobacco sales. The proposal aims to address rising incidents of violence linked to the black market trade. According to the statement, communities have grown weary of repeated acts of arson, gunfire, demands for...

BCN Editor In Chief 18 August, 2026

Annamalai Reveals Amit Shah Offered Him National BJP Role in Delhi

Annamalai Reveals Amit Shah Offered Him National BJP Role in Delhi

Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai has disclosed details of a private conversation with Union Home Minister Amit Shah before his departure from the party. Speculation had suggested Shah whispered a secret political strategy for the state. In a video released on Monday, Annamalai clarified the exchange during an environmental rally in Chennai organized...

BCN Editor In Chief 17 August, 2026

Annamalai discusses exit from BJP and new grassroots initiative

Annamalai discusses exit from BJP and new grassroots initiative

Former Tamil Nadu BJP leader K Annamalai told the India Today Roundtable that he had left the party to start a grassroots initiative called ‘We the Leaders’. He argued that BJP decisions had grown overly focused on Delhi and that major national projects were being concentrated in Gujarat. Regarding Tamil Nadu, Annamalai called the first...

BCN Editor In Chief 17 August, 2026

Team JP Nadda Vs Team Nitin Nabin: Younger Leaders, New Faces, Fresh Roles In BJP

Team JP Nadda Vs Team Nitin Nabin: Younger Leaders, New Faces, Fresh Roles In BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party has seen a notable shift in its organisational structure with the emergence of a new team led by Nitin Nabin. This development marks a departure from the previous setup associated with JP Nadda and introduces several younger individuals along with fresh faces in key positions. The changes reflect an effort to...

BCN Editor In Chief 17 August, 2026

Vande Mataram Dispute: Bankim Chandra Descendant Seeks Apology from Sonia Gandhi

Vande Mataram Dispute: Bankim Chandra Descendant Seeks Apology from Sonia Gandhi

BJP legislator Sumitro Chatterjee, a direct descendant of Vande Mataram composer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, has sent a letter to Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi. He is seeking an unconditional apology regarding the controversy over the national song’s performance at the Congress headquarters during Independence Day events. The issue has gained a personal and historical...

BCN Editor In Chief 17 August, 2026

Complaint Seeks FIR Against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi Over Vande Mataram Dispute

Complaint Seeks FIR Against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi Over Vande Mataram Dispute

A complaint has been lodged with Delhi Police against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, requesting an FIR for allegedly trying to interrupt the singing of Vande Mataram at the Congress headquarters during Independence Day events. The filing calls for police to first check the Vande Mataram Act’s status before launching a fair and timely inquiry...

BCN Editor In Chief 17 August, 2026

Uttar Pradesh Ex Police Chief Brij Lal Criticizes Akhilesh Yadav on PDA Justice Pledge

Uttar Pradesh Ex Police Chief Brij Lal Criticizes Akhilesh Yadav on PDA Justice Pledge

Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh police chief and Rajya Sabha MP Brij Lal on August 16 sharply criticized Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for pledging justice to the PDA category upon returning to power in the state. In his statement, Lal noted that he himself belongs to the Dalit category as defined by Yadav. He alleged...

BCN Editor In Chief 17 August, 2026

CBI Appeals Against Discharge of AAP Figures in Liquor Policy Matter

CBI Appeals Against Discharge of AAP Figures in Liquor Policy Matter

The Delhi High Court is set to hear on Monday the Central Bureau of Investigation’s challenge to a trial court order that discharged AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and 21 others in the liquor policy case. Justice Manoj Jain will also consider separate applications by the former Delhi Chief Minister and his deputy to...

BCN Editor In Chief 17 August, 2026

Odisha Chief Minister Criticizes Congress Remarks on Foreign Leader

Odisha Chief Minister Criticizes Congress Remarks on Foreign Leader

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi sharply criticized the Congress party for comments involving a woman prime minister of a friendly country. He accused the opposition of undermining political and diplomatic standards for political gain. In a social media statement, Majhi described the episode as evidence of the Congress’s intellectual shortcomings and political weakness....

BCN Editor In Chief 16 August, 2026

ABVP Seeks Release of EFLU Students Detained After Clash With NSUI in Hyderabad

ABVP Seeks Release of EFLU Students Detained After Clash With NSUI in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad unit at the English and Foreign Languages University has accused its activists and students of facing a coordinated assault on campus in the early hours of August 14. The group also criticized police response, noting that seven of its members were sent to judicial custody while just one from...

BCN Editor In Chief 16 August, 2026

Amit Shah Accuses Congress of Disrespecting National Song

Amit Shah Accuses Congress of Disrespecting National Song

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the Congress party of shamelessness for allegedly trying to halt the singing of Vande Mataram during its Independence Day event. He said the action would not be forgiven by the public. Speaking at a gathering in Chittorgarh, Shah claimed that Sonia Gandhi instructed the party president to...

BCN Editor In Chief 16 August, 2026

Complaint Filed Against Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Over Remarks on CM’s Mother

Complaint Filed Against Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Over Remarks on CM’s Mother

A complaint has been submitted to the Tamil Nadu Director General of Police against the state BJP president over comments made about the chief minister and his mother at a party event in Chennai. The complainant asked authorities to secure digital records, examine the statements under relevant laws, and start criminal proceedings for defamation. The...

BCN Editor In Chief 16 August, 2026

SFI Stages Mock Funeral for Sanskrit University Vice Chancellor in Kerala

SFI Stages Mock Funeral for Sanskrit University Vice Chancellor in Kerala

Staging a mock funeral for a living individual is widely viewed as a severe insult and an effort at character assassination. On August 13, SFI activists performed such a protest against Vice Chancellor Dr Ciza Thomas at Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University in Kaladi near Kochi, while a Syndicate meeting was underway. Participants acted as if...

BCN Editor In Chief 15 August, 2026

TMC MP Moitra Writes to Speaker Alleging Attempted Late-Night Removal from Circuit House

TMC MP Moitra Writes to Speaker Alleging Attempted Late-Night Removal from Circuit House

TMC MP Mahua Moitra has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla claiming that Nadia district officials attempted to remove her from a Circuit House in Krishnanagar late at night after first assigning her a room. The Krishnanagar MP requested the Speaker’s help, stating the incident raised issues about the safety of women parliamentarians and...

BCN Editor In Chief 15 August, 2026

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